Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, last year assigned a team of dedicated employees to enforce social distancing and sanitize surfaces at a South Dakota slaughterhouse where COVID-19 infected nearly 1,300 workers, the president of the local labor union …
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP)–A plan to build a $1.1 billion seawall around much of downtown Charleston is leaning toward relying on concrete structures, although many would like to see the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers include less-intrusive solutions such as living …
World Insurance Associates LLC has acquired Total Coverage Insurance of Irving, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. TCI offers all-encompassing services to their customers. They provide commercial and personal insurance, in addition to professional liability, life and health …
The Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services is reminding uninsured drivers that they have until midnight on Dec. 31, 2021 to get penalty-free auto insurance. The amnesty period ensures that fees will not be charged if a driver who …
Workers’ compensation insurance rates for the voluntary market will drop next year in South Carolina, but the loss cost multiplier for the assigned risk sector will climb again, thanks to another year of excessive losses, the state Department of Insurance …
Banyan Risk Ltd., the managing general agent (MGA) that launched in Bermuda this year, is expanding its operations into Canada. Banyan, which underwrites directors and officers (D&O) insurance risk solutions in complex risk areas, including life sciences, global initial public …
Alera Group acquired Ashbrook-Clevidence Inc. in Santa Ana, California. The Ashbrook-Clevidence team will continue serving clients in its existing roles. Ashbrook-Clevidence provides employee benefits, property/casualty insurance, and Medicare. Alera Group is an independent, national insurance and wealth services firm.
Three Houston-area pharmacists, a doctor, and a pharmacy technician have been arrested for allegedly running three pharmacies and two clinics as “pill mills;” distributing hydrocodone, oxycodone, and other controlled drugs without a legitimate medical purpose, according to the U.S. Department …
Zurich North America Names Peterson Regional Executive for the East Region Zurich North America has named Andy Peterson as regional executive for the East region. Peterson, who has been with Zurich since 2008, will begin his new role effective January …
The Office of Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early Jr. in Worcester, Massachusetts is continuing its partnership with the Insurance Fraud Bureau to eliminate insurance fraud in an effort that helps reduce automobile insurance premiums for all drivers. Early’s …
